"The film’s Malaysian distributor Malik Streams has decided to dub and release the film in Malay. On Saturday, the film’s teaser was dubbed and released in Malay, and the fans went gaga over it. It was trending on social media for several hours," a source from the film’s unit said.

"Kabali is said to be the first Indian film to be dubbed in Malay," he added.

Besides Malaysia, Malik Streams will also release Kabali in Indonesia and Singapore.

Directed by Pa Ranjith, the film revolves around the rags-to-riches story of Kabali, a character modeled after a real-life, Chennai-based gangster.

The film also features Radhika Apte, Kalaiarasan, Dinesh, Kishore, Dhansikaa and Ritwika.